SA-530/SA-530M ASME BPVC.II.
A-2017
19.2 Welded Pipe — A section of welded pipe not less
than 4 in. [100 mm] in length shall be flattened cold
between parallel plates in two steps. The weld shall be
placed 90° from the direction of the applied force (at the
point of maximum bending). During the first step, which
is a test for ductility, no cracks or breaks on the inside or
outside surfaces, except as provided for in 19.3.4, shall
occur until the distance between the plates is less than the
value of H calculated by the Eq. (2). During the second
step, which is a test for soundness, the flattening shall be
continued until the specimen breaks or the opposite walls
of the pipe meet.
19.3 Seamless, Centrifugally Cast, and Welded Pipe:
19.3.1 Evidence of laminated or defective material
or weld that is revealed during the entire flattening test
shall be cause for rejection.
19.3.2 Surface imperfections not evident in the test
specimen before flattening, but revealed during the first
step of the flattening test, shall be judged in accordance
with the finish requirements.
19.3.3 Superficial ruptures resulting from surface
imperfections shall not be a cause for rejection.
19.3.4 When low D-to-t ratio tubular products are
tested, because the strain imposed due to geometry is unrea-
sonably high on the inside surface at the six and twelve
o’clock locations, cracks at these locations shall not be
cause for rejection if the D to t ratio is less than 10.
20. Hydrostatic Test Requirements
20.1 Except as provided in 20.2 and 20.3, each length
of pipe shall be tested by the manufacturer to a hydrostatic
pressure which will produce in the pipe wall a stress not
less that 60% of the minimum specified yield strength for
carbon and ferritic alloy steel pipe, or 50% of the specified
minimum yield strength for austenitic alloy steel pipe. The
test pressure or stress shall be determined by the following
equation:
P p 2St /D or S p PD /2t (3)
where:
P p hydrostatic test pressure in psi or MPa,
S p pipe wall stress in psi or MPa,
t p specified nominal wall thickness, nominal wall
thickness corresponding to specified ANSI sched-
ule number, or 1.143 times the specified minimum
wall thickness, in. [mm], and
D p specified outside diameter, outside diameter cor-
responding to specified ANSI pipe size, or outside
diameter calculated by adding 2t (as defined
above) to the specified inside diameter, in. [mm].
20.1.1 The hydrostatic test pressure determined by
the equation shall be rounded to the nearest 50 psi [0.5
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MPa] for pressures below 1000 psi [7 MPa], and to the
nearest 100 psi [1 MPa] for pressures 1000 psi [7 MPa]
and above. The hydrostatic test may be performed prior
to cutting to final length, or prior to upsetting, swaging,
expanding, bending, or other forming operations.
20.2 Regardless of pipe-wall stress-level determined
by Eq. (3), the minimum hydrostatic test pressure required
to satisfy these requirements need not exceed 2500 psi
[17.0 MPa] for outside diameters (see D in 20.1) of 3.5 in.
[88.9 mm] or less, nor 2800 psi [19.0 MPa] for outside
diameters over 3.5 in. [88.9 mm]. This does not prohibit
testing at higher pressures at the manufacturer’s option or
as provided in 20.3.
20.3 With concurrence of the manufacturer, a minimum
hydrostatic test pressure in excess of the requirements of
20.2 or 20.1, or both, may be stated on the order.
20.4 The test pressure shall be held for a minimum of
5 s without resultant leakage through the pipe wall. For
welded pipe, the test pressure shall be held for a time
sufficient to permit the inspector to examine the entire
length of the welded seam.
20.5 The hydrostatic test may not be capable of
inspecting the end portion of the pipe. The length of pipe
that cannot be tested shall be determined by the manufac-
turer and, when specified in the purchase order, reported
to the purchaser.
21. Certified Test Report
21.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract
the producer or supplier shall furnish a Certified Test
Report certifying that the material was manufactured, sam-
pled, tested, and inspected in accordance with the Specifi-
cation, including year date, the Supplementary
Requirements, and any other requirements designated in
the purchase order or contract, and that the results met
the requirements of that Specification, the Supplementary
Requirements, and the other requirements. A signature or
notarization is not required on the Certified Test Report,
but the document shall be dated and shall clearly identify
the organization submitting the Report.
NOTE 3 — Notwithstanding the absence of a signature or notarization,
the organization submitting the Report is responsible for the contents of
the Report.
21.2 In addition, the Certified Test Report shall include
the following information and test results, when applicable:
21.2.1 Heat Number,
21.2.2 Heat Analysis,
21.2.3 Product Analysis, if specfied or required,
21.2.4 Tensile Properties,